How To Install xbanish on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbanish on Ubuntu.
What is xbanish
xbanish is:
xbanish hides the mouse cursor when you start typing, and shows it again when the mouse cursor moves or a mouse button is pressed. This is similar to xterm’s pointerMode setting, but xbanish works globally in the X11 session.
There are three methods to install xbanish on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xbanish Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xbanish using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xbanish
Install xbanish Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xbanish using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xbanish
Install xbanish Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xbanish using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xbanish
How To Uninstall xbanish on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xbanish package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xbanish
Uninstall xbanish And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xbanish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbanish
Remove xbanish Configurations and Data
To remove xbanish configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xbanish
Remove xbanish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xbanish configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbanish
Dependencies
xbanish have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbanish package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.